Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-22
TEMAIE TOsfEsTE ADLE5.

Row tire Stna Girls OF Nebraska Help
Themselves 1" Homes AMI farm.
Jeremy True o Clearwater, Neb., writes
TO the New York Sun:
/ saw an article some tine ago about a
girl no had Teen boo&-keepcr for some
linn in Chicago, ard saved her wages I'M
til she had enough money TO come West
and buy a sheep ranch in Montana.
This story rem 'nded me of the enter
Prise and good common serse of many of
the gills IN Nebraska, where your
women, especially thoFe who live in the
country, have few opportunities of earn
ing large salaries, as this ClicagO airl had ;
nevertheless they earn what they can, and
it is surprising what SINE will accomplish
ey en- with small earnings.
The ma ioTity offarmers daughters teach
school al a salary of from $lS to $50 per
month, and after deductiEG enough for
board and clothes, they save money TO
pay their wGy at some good school or col
lego for term or mcra ard then teach
again. Their fathers never think 1t neces-
sAry to mortgage the farm in order TO
send the girls to school, as some fathers
do for their SONS.
These girls teach, rot only as mears
of obtaining All education, but they have
homestcads ard timber claims, and i'm
prove them as much as their scanty wages
will allow. l know two girls who are in
college. Both are teachers, and Jth have
hOmest5ads. When in school they work
faithfully, for they know the value o. time
and money Better than those Whole par
ents seEd them to school,
Some girls learn all there is to lie
learned at district schools, AID then III
stead Of going to College, they invest all
the money they can spare in COWS or
calves which they hire kept This is us
ually good investment, as cattsS can be
sod readily at almost any time
Yourg women as we'll as y0dng men
see The Importance of obtaining land and
ma, irg homes for themJelycs; therefore
they take GdvantaEe of Uncle Sans gen
eTosity, and get us much land rs the law
sill permit, which is 80 acres: q home
s,e I'd and q timber claim, lG acres IN
each.
The average female hOmestcadeT is bUsi-
ness Ike and not afraid to do any work
| that falls to her lot. She can help Z ow
and stack hay, is good housekceper can
milk COWS, and harness q team as easily
as her brothers, and have known few
SiIIS v III LEVY plil-I VIZ -iAt4 A. I'll bllCA
| homesteafs These sharticF, you nav
u,de1s;a and, ara cha ca lily CO.. s;ructfd
| houses, OF a primitive pattern, and ISL o. y
| called "claim holder"
When a girl OF this kind mari s, she
| generally considers he,s;lf as capable Of
MAJ a2iag her pr erty as she WIS before
she married, AID for Ills reason she does
not make Us desirable n vile az one WkC
! is not quite 30 s;ro; G-l2 .ndcd and Co.'S
not X. Ow u bad bGIgGin from u good one
fla lil who hiss homcstc' d rnanics a
! man VITO has not, the law says she may
keep TIE lard and perfect the title III lie.
| own name. How much mere iadeper,
dent q married WoI an is when sh3 In:
some PRO- erty, lie il much OF tttIe. Slt
does not fol as though she vas working
merely Tor tcr beard and ClCtEec, but e
! though She Ind a sf;1c in1lio fin, C11c
some rights equal viii her husband, II
Nebraska it is supposed that woman E2S
eyolGtod far enough out Of the state O
imbecility 10 be loved to vote on al
questions relating 10 the n7h'ic SCHOOL,
| PROV ided she has taS abe property or chill
dren of a school age. She can Gl&o !;
elected to any s-hcOl Office Several year!
ego l knew G. young woman who WhcT
she married had $40 acres Of land anC
several head of cattle. She was only {
country school teacher, but what little 81,
earned she used judiciously.
Not orlg young woman avail themselve
of homcsteaGs and timber Claims, bu
widows and old maids have tho sam.
right. Some zeal oil ladies take claims
and after many trials and hardship re
| ceive n deed therefore,
Near one of cur thriving little towns i
a creamery conducted by maiden lady
She is hall owner OF the creamery, and, il
addition owns a homestead and tinbe
claim. On the homestead sho has q small
store and post Office. In her absence thi
business is attended to by lady deputy
When she goes out she drives fire hoI 81
and carr iage, carries gold watch and i
quite aristocratic.
Any girl over 81 years of age, who has
fair education and the ability to use il
can get home OF her own if she chooses
in this State. There are disadvantages t,
contend with here, the same as elsewhere
but nothing is gained without persevcr
ance. Many Eastern gills come West Il
get land, and succeed, too.